Across
- 2. a type of folktale that often tells about real life or real events but exaggerates details of the people and events (Ex: Paul Bunyan)
- 7. not wise, silly
- 8. confusion
- 12. useless
- 13. a type of folktale that has gods and goddesses as characters and tries to explain something about how nature works (Ex: Homer's "Odyssey")
- 14. to chew; to eat
- 15. a type of folktale that usually begins with "Once upon a time" and usually includes animals, royalty, and magic. (Ex: Cinderella)
Down
- 1. to make something seem bigger, better, or more dramatic than it really is (Ex: Sally Ann has been talking since the day she was born).
- 3. to persuade someone to believe or to do something
- 4. a type of folktale that often has talking animals as characters and teaches a lesson at the end (Ex: Little Red Riding Hood)
- 5. forehead
- 6. A story that is usually passed down by word of mouth and becomes part of a community's tradition (ex: myths, fables, fairy tales, and tall tales)
- 7. nice sounding; to sound attractive
- 8. miss the opportunity; not take the chance to do something
- 9. to speak softly or quietly so that people cannot understand you
- 10. to make your face wrinkle
- 11. a gold coin
